1. You have been a journeyman thus far in your career as a physiotherapist. Give us some insight of where you come from and where you are at present ?

Perfectly worded! It's been a non-stop on the go decade since the start of my professional career after qualifying from the university of Kw- Zulu Natal back in 2009.

It began in 2010, I did a year in community service out in the heart of the drakensburg mountains. In a rural predominantly farming community, at a 180 odd bed hospital. I then moved on for a two year private practice stint in PMB. Then going back to Durban for  two and half years, were I did some part time lecturing as well as private practice work.

In September 2016 I moved to Johannesburg beginning a 3years period  till I finally moved over to New Delhi, India.... My current location.... For the past 11months.

2. Your patients and friends really trust you as a human being (referring to your social media comments).  What’s your philosophy?

Priorities. People are Important to me. I always make time for anyone, be it for a chat, a joke, sharing of knowledge... Advice or even to bounce my ideas of.

I have always been a people's person.... People are like books.. Each, has their own story to tell if you take the time to listen.

3. You are presently registered for your Masters in Physiotherapy.  What is your research topic and why have you chosen it?

I am.... Lol many days I ask myself why.... But i am...haha

I merged my passion... Football.... With my interest.... Concussion....

I remember watching Argentina vs Germany 2014 football world cup final, then reading the next morning news of German midfielder Christoph Kramer suffering a concussion from an innocent enough looking challenge, yet still playing through. Despite asking the referee "where he was? "..... IN A WORLD CUP FINAL! 

My professional interest was peaked so I read more about it, classically rugby, boxing and American football have been the first sports that come to mind with concussion.... Not football or cricket as is now being shown more and more, eg Hashim Amla concussion during 2019 cricket world cup or the case I indicated above. 

Around the same time towards the end of 2014 I began working in rugby, which I continued till leaving in 2016 for Johannesburg.  This meant concussion injuries were something that I would be exposed to constantly. The final push came in the now much infamous Pat Lambie concussion injury back in 2016 coupled by his well documented struggle to return to play that followed. 

 I began working on a structured research proposal in 2017 and officially registered for the masters program in 2018. Sadly I could not finish this year as planned, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

4. You have achieved a lot in your career. What is your fondest memory ?

Contrary and surprisingly, it doesn't come from anything sports related but rather from a young patient I treated at a hospital in Johannesburg 2018.

This ten year old while trying to replicate a homemade bomb.... Yes.... A homemade bomb.... That he had seen on YouTube.... Burnt a third of his body, mostly his lower half.

Long story cut short, by the time I had reached him for my weekend hospital round that Saturday morning. He had been in hospital for 10weeks, rapped in bandages and the most he was able to do was stand at the edge of the bed for a few minutes in all that time. Despite everyones best efforts he would just refuse, kick up a fuss and so his immobility was resulting in stiff joints and skin and that then fed the cycle of further pain.

The look on the faces of the nurses and his doctor when they saw him and myself holding a chair with wheels, as a make shift walking device, out in the passage way. Priceless!! I still have the picture that the doctor quickly snapped to send to his mum. Although I worked by then only in the orthopedic and sports rooms, I would go everyday just to treat him for the next week, as he refused to be treated by anyone else.

The memory has always stuck. I still look at the picture occasionally and chuckle.... Homemade bomb....!!!

5. 2020 has been a year to remember regarding the COVID_19 Pandemic. How has the pandemic effected you positively? 

hmmm tough question to answer.......

I have tried like everyone else to make the best of a tough situation. I used the time to lose a few extra kilograms(11kg to be exact).... As well as to catch up on some leisure reading which I have not done in a while. Reconnecting with some friends and family has been high up on the list as well. And lastly I have begun to think about the next phase of my life. I don't wish to remain a physiotherapist, I have many other interests in life, which I hope to someday explore